WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump declared that the United States had “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program, ” pushed NATO allies to sharply raise defence spending, and “ENDED 8 wars” in a sweeping projection of American military and geopolitical strength.
Describing what he called “a breathtaking operation” known as “Operation Midnight Hammer, ” Trump told Congress the US military had “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil.”
“For decades, it has been the policy of the United States never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, ” he said. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy—but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”